Library News: Waite Park

Great River Regional Library was pleased to be part of bringing a very special performance to Waite Park this week.
Waite Park Library Service Coordinator Michelle Goebel explains:
"Through the Legacy grant, the Waite Park branch was able to have the Zuzu African Acrobats, who are on a tour across the country, come by and do a performance for McKinley school yesterday afternoon.
The Zuzu African Acrobats were on "America's Got Talent," and have this awesome...

Join other tweens and teens in fun games and activities at the Waite Park Public Library after close on Friday, Sept. 11. Go on a scavenger hunt, compete in a wordplay game, and exercise your creativity in a collaborative art project. There will be snacks, too. The fun begins at 6:00 p.m. and goes until 10:00 p.m. Open to tweens and teens ages 11 and up. Attendance is limited, so please register online through our events calendar or by calling the library at 320-253-9359.

Come to library camp at the Waite Park Public Library starting Tuesday, July 21. Camp will take place two Tuesdays, July 21 and July 28. We will hold two sessions each day, a morning session from 10:15-11:45 a.m. for children ages 5-7, and an afternoon session from 12:15-1:45 p.m. for ages 8-11. Create musical instruments, take part in a mini parade, learn about early composers, music dynamics, symbols and more. Enjoy games, stories, crafts and snacks with a musical theme. Register online or...

Twenty-eight fiber artists are exhibiting quilts interpreting cycles at the Waite Park Public Library during November. The quilts are part of the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters Challenge: Cycles. The quilts portray cycles in colorful and intriguing ways through images of bicycles, washing machines, nature, weather, recycling, the moon, and more.
The Minnesota Contemporary Quilters is a growing group of more than 100 forward-thinking fiber artists. They meet raucously the fourth Monday of...

Elmer the Elephant will spark children’s imagination and creativity during Waite Park Public Library's storytime Thursday, June 12. Participants will create a costume inspired by Elmer’s patchwork colors to wear in the Waite Park Family Fun Fest Parade Saturday, June 14. The Thursday storytime from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. is open to children 4-12. The parade starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, and lineup begins at 10:30 a.m. outside the library. Children walking in the parade must be accompanied by an adult...

You still have time to join the Battle of the Books at the Waite Park Library on Tuesday, Feb. 25. If you like to read and play games, sign up for this fun trivia program and start reading. Teens may sign up in groups or individually. You can read one or all three of this year’s books: “The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, "Princess Bride" by William Goldman, and "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen. Teams compete to see who remembers the most about the books read. The program runs from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., and...

In November and December, the Waite Park Public Library will host storytimes and reading programs for children ages 0-6.
Saturday, Nov. 2, from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. the College of St. Benedict Blazers Women’s Tennis Team will read to children ages 3-6. The Blazers team will read at the library every Saturday in November.
The first of two Baby Bounce programs for children ages 0-18 months and their caregivers takes place Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. The second program will be...

Sophie Houghton was Waite Park Public Library’s Blue Ribbon Reader winner this summer.
Children and teens at each of Great River Regional Library’s 32 locations were invited to take part in an essay writing contest. They were asked to answer the question: Why do you love to read? Sophie's essay was selected from the Waite Park entries. Her name was then put in with the names of winners from the 31 other library locations in which Great River Regional Library provides services...

Willmar artist Donna Jean Carver exhibits her collection of animal and floral acrylic paintings at the Waite Park library through the end of September. Donna has worked in a variety of media, including paint, canvas, yarn, fabric, and wood. Her original craft and sewing designs have been published in national magazines.
Donna is a member of the Willmar Arts Society and has won numerous awards for her art. She was featured in a segment of Postcards, a locally-produced program featuring the...

On Tuesday, July 30, four GRRL branch libraries will host the MacPhail Center for Music’s "Sing, Play, Learn" program for children ages 0-5. MacPhail’s early childhood music specialists will help children explore musical concepts through hands-on, play-based, integrated arts formats including songs, rhymes, and literature. Through these playful, engaging experiences children will gain musical knowledge and skills.
MacPhail is one of the largest community music schools...